State comparison · 2025
Athletic Trainers salary: Hawaii vs Iowa
Athletic Trainers in Hawaii earn a median of $76,320. In Iowa, $55,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.9% — not 37.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.7%
Hawaii vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+9.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $76,320
- p25
- $61,210
- p75
- $80,080
- p10
- $56,110
- p90
- $92,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
Iowa
Athletic Trainers
- Median
- $55,430
- p25
- $49,160
- p75
- $62,250
- p10
- $47,250
- p90
- $69,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.